NEW DELHI: In her third deal with to the nation on the eve of Independence Day, President Droupadi Murmu emphasised the necessity to strengthen affirmative motion as a device for inclusion whereas urging the rejection of divisive tendencies rooted in perceived social hierarchies.
“Social justice is a high precedence for the Narendra Modi govt, which has initiated unprecedented measures for the welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and different marginalised communities,” the President mentioned in her speech, which comes weeks after a Lok Sabha contest the place issues over reservation quotas had been seen to have had a bearing on the result.
She quoted B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Structure, emphasising that “political democracy can’t final until there lies on the base of it social democracy” and mentioned regular progress of political democracy testifies to the progress made in the direction of the consolidation of social democracy.
Murmu went on to listing out measures taken to ship on the social justice agenda. “Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan evam Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan (PM-SURAJ) for instance, goals to supply direct monetary help to the folks from the marginalised communities,” she mentioned.
In her deal with, the President additionally acknowledged the observance of Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas (Partition Horrors Remembrance Day), reflecting on the human tragedy of partition, which resulted in immense struggling and lack of life. “As we put together to have fun our Independence Day, we should bear in mind the unparalleled tragedy and stand in solidarity with these households affected,” she concluded
Murmu additionally careworn on gender justice and local weather justice. “In our society, girls are thought-about not solely equal, however much more than equal. Nevertheless, they’ve additionally suffered from conventional prejudices. However I’m glad to notice that the Authorities has given equal significance to girls’s welfare and ladies’s empowerment. The funds allocation for this goal has greater than tripled within the final decade,” Murmu mentioned.
She cited the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, the regulation that seeks to make manner for reservation for girls in Parliament and assemblies to say that it’s “geared toward guaranteeing actual empowerment of girls”. “Talking of justice, let me additionally point out right here that in adopting the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita from July this 12 months, now we have eliminated yet another relic of the colonial period. The brand new code is oriented in the direction of guaranteeing justice for the victims of crime as an alternative of specializing in punishment alone. I see this modification as a tribute to the liberty fighters,” she mentioned.
Talking concerning the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, President Murmu whereas highlighting that the variety of eligible voters stood at practically 97 crore mentioned that “this was a historic file, making it the biggest electoral train humankind has ever witnessed”. She congratulated the the Election Fee of India for the “clean and flawless conduct of such a big occasion”. “India’s profitable conduct of elections strengthens democratic forces world wide,” she added.
“Social justice is a high precedence for the Narendra Modi govt, which has initiated unprecedented measures for the welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and different marginalised communities,” the President mentioned in her speech, which comes weeks after a Lok Sabha contest the place issues over reservation quotas had been seen to have had a bearing on the result.
She quoted B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Structure, emphasising that “political democracy can’t final until there lies on the base of it social democracy” and mentioned regular progress of political democracy testifies to the progress made in the direction of the consolidation of social democracy.
Murmu went on to listing out measures taken to ship on the social justice agenda. “Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan evam Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan (PM-SURAJ) for instance, goals to supply direct monetary help to the folks from the marginalised communities,” she mentioned.
In her deal with, the President additionally acknowledged the observance of Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas (Partition Horrors Remembrance Day), reflecting on the human tragedy of partition, which resulted in immense struggling and lack of life. “As we put together to have fun our Independence Day, we should bear in mind the unparalleled tragedy and stand in solidarity with these households affected,” she concluded
Murmu additionally careworn on gender justice and local weather justice. “In our society, girls are thought-about not solely equal, however much more than equal. Nevertheless, they’ve additionally suffered from conventional prejudices. However I’m glad to notice that the Authorities has given equal significance to girls’s welfare and ladies’s empowerment. The funds allocation for this goal has greater than tripled within the final decade,” Murmu mentioned.
She cited the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, the regulation that seeks to make manner for reservation for girls in Parliament and assemblies to say that it’s “geared toward guaranteeing actual empowerment of girls”. “Talking of justice, let me additionally point out right here that in adopting the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita from July this 12 months, now we have eliminated yet another relic of the colonial period. The brand new code is oriented in the direction of guaranteeing justice for the victims of crime as an alternative of specializing in punishment alone. I see this modification as a tribute to the liberty fighters,” she mentioned.
Talking concerning the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, President Murmu whereas highlighting that the variety of eligible voters stood at practically 97 crore mentioned that “this was a historic file, making it the biggest electoral train humankind has ever witnessed”. She congratulated the the Election Fee of India for the “clean and flawless conduct of such a big occasion”. “India’s profitable conduct of elections strengthens democratic forces world wide,” she added.
